What is a question?
A question is a request for information or action.
When writing a question you should always end the sentence with a question mark (?).
Closed questions
Closed questions demand a yes/no, true/false or right/wrong answer.
When we want to ask yes/no questions we can use do/does, am/is/are or have/has as question words. We use do or have or am with personal pronouns (I), we use does or has or is with third person singular pronouns (he, she, it) and with singular noun forms. We use do or have or are with other personal pronouns (you, we they) and with plural noun forms.
Yes/no questions with the verb be are created by moving the verb be to the beginning of the sentence. In other words the subject and the verb change their positions in statements and questions.
| Statement: | I am from England. | Question: | Am I from England? |
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When forming questions in the present continuous tense use the verb be.
| I | am | speaking English. | = | Am | I | speaking English? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| You | are | speaking English. | = | Are | you | speaking English? |
| He | is | speaking English. | = | Is | he | speaking English? |
| She | is | speaking English. | = | Is | she | speaking English? |
| It | is | speaking English. | = | Is | it | speaking English? |
| We | are | speaking English. | = | Are | we | speaking English? |
| They | are | speaking English. | = | Are | they | speaking English? |
When forming questions in the present simple tense use the verb be, do, or have. The auxiliary verb is placed before the subject.
To Be
If there is one verb in the statement and the verb is a form of be , simply switch the positions of the subject and verb.
| I | am | English. | = | Am | I | English? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| You | are | English. | = | Are | you | English? |
| He | is | English. | = | Is | he | English? |
| She | is | English. | = | Is | she | English? |
| It | is | English. | = | Is | it | English? |
| We | are | English. | = | Are | we | English? |
| They | are | English. | = | Are | they | English? |
To Do
If there is one verb in the statement and the verb is do, simply switch the positions of the subject and verb.
I | do. | = | Do | I? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You | do. | = | Do | you? |
| He | does. | = | Does | he? |
| She | does. | = | Does | she? |
| It | does. | = | Does | it? |
| We | do. | = | Do | we? |
| They | do. | = | Do | they? |
To Have
If there is one verb in the statement and the verb is have, (with or without got to show possession), switch the positions of the subject and verb.
I | have | (got) an English book. | = | Have | I | (got) an English book? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
You | have | (got) an English book | = | Have | you | (got) an English book? |
He | has | (got) an English book | = | Has | he | (got) an English book? |
She | has | (got) an English book | = | Has | she | (got) an English book? |
It | has | (got) an English book | = | Has | it | (got) an English book? |
We | have | (got) an English book | = | Have | we | (got) an English book? |
They | have | (got) an English book | = | Have | they | (got) an English book? |
We can also form this style of question with Do…have…? here there is no subject-verb inversion, do is placed before the subject.
I | have breakfast every morning. | = | Do | I | have breakfast every morning? |
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You | have breakfast every morning. | = | Do | you | have breakfast every morning? |
He | has breakfast every morning. | = | Does | he | have breakfast every morning? |
She | has breakfast every morning. | = | Does | she | have breakfast every morning? |
It | has breakfast every morning. | = | Does | it | have breakfast every morning? |
We | have breakfast every morning. | = | Do | we | have breakfast every morning? |
They | have breakfast every morning. | = | Do | they | have breakfast every morning? |
If there is one verb, and the verb is not a form of be, the process is more complex. To form a question add the correct form of the verb 'to do' to the beginning. Here there is no subject verb inversion.
I | speak English. | = | Do | I | speak English? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| You | speak English. | = | Do | you | speak English? |
| He | speaks English. | = | Does | he | speak English? |
| She | speaks English. | = | Does | she | speak English? |
| It | speaks English. | = | Does | it | speak English? |
| We | speak English. | = | Do | we | speak English? |
| They | speak English. | = | Do | they | speak English? |
Answering a Closed Question
For example: "Are you from England?"
You can answer closed questions with "Yes" or "No".
You can also answer closed questions with a slightly longer answer "Yes, I am." or "No, I'm not."
Finally you can answer closed questions in the long form "Yes, I am from England." or "No, I'm not from England."
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